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To: lepton

What’s the percentage of Swiss households with a long gun?
Machine guns?
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Last I heard it was about 100%.

Believe when one comes of age, basically drafted in the ‘Army’ and given training and weapons handling, get discharged and take your weapon home with you.

Of course, in todays kinder, gentler, world can probably figure this practice has ceased.


115 posted on 06/30/2016 5:49:40 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)"Beware good luck. Fattening hogs think themselves fortunate. old German proverb ")
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To: xrmusn

Of course, in todays kinder, gentler, world can probably figure this practice has ceased.
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Looks like they stopped it - this article from 2009—

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/parliament-opposes-ban-on-storing-arms-at-home/982330


119 posted on 06/30/2016 5:56:26 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)"Beware good luck. Fattening hogs think themselves fortunate. old German proverb ")
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